# NTSB Accident IAD05FA110
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2005-07-26 · Georgetown, DE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05FA110
- **Event ID:** 20050811X01218
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-26
- **Location:** Georgetown, DE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.632221, -75.351943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N59RK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude while on final approach to land, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a vehicle.  Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's improper use of the flaps, and the state of Delaware's insufficient standards for private airports, which allowed the runway threshold to be in close proximity to a public road.

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